crush
/krʌʃ/
verb
- To press or squeeze something so hard that it breaks or is damaged.
- Be careful not to crush the eggs when you put them in the bag.
- The heavy machine crushed the metal cans into flat squares.
- She accidentally crushed the flower petals while picking them up.
- To defeat someone or something completely, often in a competition or conflict.
- Our team crushed the opponents in the final game, winning 10–0.
- The army crushed the rebellion within a few days.
- She crushed her fear of public speaking by practicing every day.
- To make someone feel very upset, disappointed, or humiliated.
- His harsh criticism crushed her confidence.
- The rejection letter crushed his hopes of getting into the university.
- It crushed me to hear that my best friend was moving away.
noun
- A strong feeling of romantic attraction, usually temporary and often toward someone you do not know well.
- He finally admitted to his friends that he had a crush on the new student.
- My first crush was on a boy in my neighborhood when I was seven.
- She had a huge crush on her math teacher in middle school.
- A crowd of people pressed close together, making it hard to move.
- There was a terrible crush of fans at the front of the stage.
- The subway car was so full it was a tight crush of bodies.
- We got caught in the crush of people leaving the stadium after the concert.
- A drink made by crushing fruit and mixing it with water or juice.
- The café serves a delicious orange crush with fresh pulp.
- She ordered a lemon crush to cool down on the hot day.
- I made a strawberry crush for the kids' party.
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